The bill
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Lung Cancer Task Force, and for other purposes.
HR. 6319, 119th Congress — read as touching Hospitals & Health Systems.
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Lung Cancer Task Force, and for other purposes.
Bill ID: 119/hr/6319
Last Updated: November 28, 2025
Sponsored by
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
ID: G000583
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The sponsor
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Every bill has someone who introduced it. That name is where the paper trail starts.
The money
$193,281 raised
29 itemised contributions to this sponsor, pulled from FEC filings.
Bill's Journey to Becoming a Law
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💰 Campaign Finance Network
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Congress 119 • 2024 Election Cycle
Total Contributions
$193,281
21 donors
PACs
$0
Organizations
$63,374
Committees
$0
Individuals
$129,907
No PAC contributions found
1
AMERICAN EXPRESS
$33,562
2
PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING
$24,762
3
EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS
$3,300
4
SEKAS LAW GROUP LLC
$1,500
5
SANDOR F. GENET & ASSOCIATES, P.A.
$250
No committee contributions found
1
FIRESTONE MILKEN, SARAH
$23,100
2
WEBB, DAN K.
$13,200
3
MCKNIGHT, ANDREW
$10,000
4
CRETELLA, JEANNE
$10,000
5
WOODSIDE, KEVIN E.
$6,600
6
CARSON, RUSSELL L.
$6,600
7
ROSMAN, ELIZABETH
$6,600
8
BOECKMANN, ALAN
$6,600
9
MCLEAN, TERRENCE
$6,600
10
MANN, TRACY
$6,600
11
REYNOLDS, RALPH
$6,600
12
HANOVER, ADAM
$6,600
13
ROBERTSON, WILHELMINA E.
$5,807
14
VIXAMAR, STEVE
$5,000
15
KNIGHTS, CLIFFORD
$5,000
16
CUBERO, MARIA
$5,000
Donor Network - Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
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Total contributions: $193,281
Top Donors - Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
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5 Orgs16 Individuals
Industry Impact
Which industries are materially affected by specific provisions in this bill. 3 helped.
- +Hospitals & Health Systemsconfidence 0.80
Section 2(c)(1) directs the task force to examine disparities in lung cancer research, funding, and patient access to treatments, which could lead to recommendations that increase funding or improve access, benefiting hospitals and health systems that provide lung cancer care.
- +Medical Devicesconfidence 0.70
Section 2(c)(3) focuses on lung cancer screenings in the United States; increased screening could drive demand for diagnostic imaging devices (e.g., CT scanners) used in lung cancer detection, benefiting medical device manufacturers.
- +Pharmaceuticalsconfidence 0.70
Section 2(d) includes recommendations for increasing Federal funding for lung cancer research, which could support drug development and clinical trials, benefiting pharmaceutical companies involved in lung cancer therapeutics.
Who funds the sponsor on these industries
For each industry this bill affects, here's what the sponsor (Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5])received from donors associated with that industry during the 2022–present cycles. Donations are not proof of intent — they are a record of who funds the people writing the law.
Industries this bill HELPS
- Pharmaceuticals$4,250from 4 contributions
- GAL, RONNY$2,500
- ZACHARY, JENNIFER$1,000
- HADAD, HENRY$500
- FEHLNER, PAUL F.$250
- from 1 contribution
- SPARKS, DENNIS$500